PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota state employees are losing
their right to appeal if they're laid off in the future.
Legislature's Rules and Review Committee voted
3-2 Tuesday to make the change that takes effect Aug. 1.
It affects more than 6,000 state workers who fall under civil
service rules.
Bureau of Personnel officials who drafted the rule change say
it's needed to avoid having a judge overrule the agency or the
Legislature. For example, if lawmakers voted to cut financial
support for a program and an employee was laid off as a result, a
judge or the Career Services Commission could overrule the layoff.
Opponents argue the appeals process is needed to guard against a
wholesale firing of employees when a new administration takes
office.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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